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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
ALL ON BOARD Persisted.


ST. JOHN :, =. T.. Nay The
first news reached here his alter
noon OF an appalling marine dis
aster that occurred * the south.
west point Of Channel Harbor. to
the eastward OF Cape RAJ. ate
last Saturday night. Shortly after
midnight the inhabitants Of tie
eighboring shore were aroused
from their slumbers Jy the sound
OF a steamship horn. fastening
to the edge OF the wafer, they
peered through the darkness, rain
and fog to locate the position Of
the blowing steamer, and present
" rockets were observed 20 shoot
up toward the heavens In rapid
succession, showing that tie IN
known craft was in need OF assist
ance. The vessel was only about
400 yards from land, bl- q heavy
gale and tremendous sea prevent
ed boats being sent 20 the rescue.
Torches and tarbarrels were burn
ed along the beach. and bells were
sounded in order 10 give the i'm
perilled people an idea Of their 20.
sitiOn, bat beyond this IL was i'm.
possible to make any attempt -
aid the vessel. The signals made
on shore could be seen on board
the vessel, and heartrcnding cries
from those in distress we're borne
in on the gale. AZ about 3:3O
o'clock, two hours after the alarm
was first given, the ship made a
plunge and disappeared beneath
the sea. The storm continued till
day break, when il subsidized Sniii
GENTLY 10 allow boats TO nut of TO
the scene of the catastrophe. There
was plenty Of wreckage found
floating about, from which the III.
fated steamer was found 20 be the
John Knox, Captain Brolly. from
Glasgow, bound 70 Quebec with a
cargo of irons, liquors and bricks.
The bodies Of the captain and
fifteen of the crew have been re.
covered, and one of the latter has
been identified by a certificate OF
discharge found in a coatpocket, as
that OF Fireman john McGuire.-
AS the steamer had q crew Of
about thirty, there are over q
dozen bodies still missing.
The John Knox was an iron
steamer of 1,3j1 tons register, and
was built at Barrow in 1888. She
was owned by Neil Mclean. Of
Glasgow.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
FUTILE BUT HEROIC SELF-SACRIfICE.
A TRAIN CONDUCTOR MEETS HIS
OWN DEATH IN TRYING TO PRE-
VENT AN EXPECTED DISASTER.

Boston, April 2S.--Rarely IS
greater heroism and unselfshness
witnessed than was shown last
evening by a freight conductor on
the Boston and Albany road near
East Brookfeld. The freight train
left Springfield in the afternoon in
charge of Conductor James Deblois.
At South Spencer, while going up
a heavy grade, the train broke
apart. When the train hands dis
covered the mishap the locomotive
was reversed and the forward pOr-
ton of the train backed after the
runaway cars. Conductor DeblOis
was very anxious TO stop the cars,
for he knew that if they were not
checked before reaching East
Brookfield they would be in COLI
sion with a passenger train at that
point and probably cause much loss
of life. After a chase of some hun
dred yards the forward part of the
train closed with the other portion.
Conductor DeblOis mounted the top
of the rear car OF the forward por.
ton and prepared to Jump TO the
other part. lie knew that in order
to stop and control the runaway
cars it would be necessary for some
one to Jump to them and apply the
brakes. II would not be safe while
both sections we're running so rap.
idly TO allow them to meet sudden.
II, and to prevent this it was nee.
essary for come one TO Jump upon
the runaway cars before they met
and gradually TO check the speed
OF both sections. DeblOis resolved
TO make the leap. If any one was
to be sacrificed he was TO be the
one. The portions Of the freight
came closer together, and it seemed
as if it was possible to Jump from
one part to the other. \ minute
later Deblois made the effort, but
did not reach the runaway cars
The distance was too great and he
fell between the cars. His body
lay across the track and the loco
motive and cars Of the forward por-
ton of the train passed over it.
The unfortunate man was literally
cut in pieces. When the wild cars
came in sight of the East Brook
field Station, the baggage-master,
James Corcoran, with great pres
ence OF mind, turned the switch
and let the cars on the south siding
and they were thrown from the
track into the river meadows.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
A QUEER ST. LOUIS BABY.

ST. LOUIS, May 3.-Imported
freaks of nature need not be intro.
duced into st. Louis now. Her
citizens have awakened to the ne.
cessity of supplying their own
freaks. The one now occupying
the most attention is in Carondolet,
the little. daughter of J. L. and
Mary Mundy, who reside at Grand
and Keoln avenues. The father of
the child is TWENTY-FIVE years old
and the mother nineteen. The
little girl is known by the name OF
Ruby, anu is now four months old.
She is healthy, and of a good size.
The peculiar features about her are
that her body is covered with
about one hundred aud fifty spots
of a dark. brown color and covered
with hair. The spots are OF the
size of a silver dollar. the one on
the back being much larger, how
ever, and extending the full length
of the body. 1t is entirely covered
with hair, and the skin has a grain
something like morocco. When
the child was born there was no hair
on the spots. 1t began TO appear
when she was about one and a half
months old, and has grown TO be
about one inch long. The HAIR on
some of the spots is beginning TO
come out, while on others it is in
creasing. The doctors, as well as
the parents, fail to understand the
cause OF the appearance OF the
strange spots and their capillary
covering.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
TIVE LOUISVILLE LYNCHERS.
HISTORY or THE CRIME FOR WHICH
CITIZENS ARE TRYING TO HANG
TURNER AND PATTERSON.

HISTORY or THE CRIME FOR WHICH
CITIZENS ARE TRYING TO HANG
TURNER AND PATTERSON.
The history is briefly thus: On
April 81 a burly negro named AL
bert Turner entered a house in a
fashionable part of this city between
II and ~ O'Clock in the morning,
having first observed that all the
inmates had left.
While he was ransacking the
place Jennie Bowman, the white
servant girl, returned and pluckily
fought Turner, giving him several
severe gashes in the face with a
tumbler.
The brute knocked her down,
crushing her skull with a brass
poker and otherwise dis6guring
her, and then made his escape. He
secreted himself in a stable, but
was found by the police and arrest
ed. He acknowledged his guilt
and was taken to Frankfort, the
authorities fearing that be would
be lynched. Turner subsequently
made a confession, duplicating
another negro named Bill Patter-
son, and he was also taken to
Frankfort to escape the mob.
Turner made a confession on
Monday night, in which he said
that he and Patterson beat and
kicked the girl to insensibllity,
and then carried her to her room,
where Patterson tried to assault
her, but WAC prevented by Turner.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
interview with Senator Lucas.

The New York World prints to.
day an interview with Senator Dan
iel B. Lucas, OF West Virginia, re-
vised by him, in which he announces
his plan of action in case the pres.
ent extra session of the Legislature
shall elect a United States Senator.
In that event there will be IA contest
before the United States Senate,
probably unprecedented in It's his.
tOry-the contest of the two mem
bers of the same party for seat in
the Senate. Mr.. Lucas said to the
World correspondent: $40 weIl.in-
formed, intelligent person disputes
my title to the seat under the APP
pointment of the Governor. Should
the present session elect another,
my own duty will be plain. AS the
appointee of tho Governor, clothed
with his commission or certificate,
which by its express terms contin.
ues my incumbency until the next
meeting of the Legislature Of said
state having authority to fill said
vacancy l will maintain my own
title through every vicissitude or
contingency, because by this course
alone can uphold the constitution
of my own state and carry out the
spirit and intention of the trainers
of the constitution OF the United
States. '-RdltO. SIN. 3rd.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
A RICHMOND MAN ARRESTED.
IWashinrton Star. 2nd.l

Last evening a dispatch was re-
ceived at police headquarters from
the Richmond authorities asking
the Washington officers to look out
for and arrest Ida Smith, a ID
year-old cOlored girl, who had left
that city on the 600 train
Officers were sent to the dc.
pot, but the girl, with a com.
paniOn, left the depot, without be-
ing seen by the officers. About II
o'clock officers Ellis and Heller,
while walking through the obi
vision" saw a white man with two
young cOlored girls 60 from one
house to another. They evidently
had applied for admittance and
were refused. Finally they entere'
a house and the officers follow,
and arrested the man and the cir 4,
one Of whom turned out to be La
Smith. Her female companion
from Richmond gave her name as
BERTHE Merry. She said she was
II years of age. The man gave
his name as James j. Sherwood
and said he was from Richmond.
1t appears from statements made
by the parties that Sherwood
met the girls on the train and at
their request took them to lOdg-
ing house which, the police say, is
house OF i'll fame. Ida Smith
had $3.50 in her pocket and she
admitted to the officers that she
had stolen $50 from her sister and
paid for the railroad tickets for
herself and her companion. The
young man was locked up on a
charge of enticing the girls to a
house of prostitution, and the girls
were also placed behind the bars.
This afternoon in the Police
Court Judge Smell heard the testi-
mony and said be would advise the
defendant that the next time he
met such persons on train he had
better let them alone to find their
own clearinghouse. He was re-
leased on his personal bonds.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
she Changed Her Name
WHICH HAS RAISED A QUESTION
FOR TREASURY OFFICIALS
TO SETTLE.

1t is customary in allthe Govern
ment departments TO allow clerks
thirty days leave of absence when
Tesigning Office, but a case Of this
kind has occurred in the Navy De
partment which has raised a com.
plicated question. \ female clerk
recently rendered her resignation,
to take effect the latter part of
May, and her request OF leave of
absence until that time was at once
granted by the Secretary, but when
he received an invitation to her
wedding, which occurred few days
ago, the question at once arose in
his mind whether she is entitled to
leave of absence with pay. Her
name now, as a married woman,
being different from that carried on
the pay-rolls OF the Department, it
is question whether she can sign
her maiden name when next
months pay days come. Should
her leave be revoked, as is possible,
she may wish, not perhaps that she
had been married so soon, but that
she had not been so generous with
her wedding invitations.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
Another Cyclone.

A dispatch from Farmville says
that little town on the Norfolk
and Western Railroad, about mid.
way between Petersburg and
Lynchburg, was visited on Thurs.
day night of last week, by cyclone,
which unroofed a number of houses
and did considerable other damage.
The large covered bridge across the
Appomattox river, which connects
Farmville with Cumberland county,
was overturned and blown into the
river. In Prince Edward and Cum.
berland counties, a few miles from
Farmville, trees were uprooted and
barns and fences leveled with the
ground. There was also a heavy
wind storm IN Chesterfield county,
a short distance from Petersburg,
but so far as learned no cOnsidera-
BILE damage was done.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
4 Mean Man.

The champion mean man has
been found again, this time in a
dry goods store. a peculiarly
gross counterfeit half dollar having
turned up at the counting room,
this clerk, p. by name, purchased
1t for ten cents, "for a pocket piece"
he SAID. A few days afterward the
young lady to whom he was engag-
ed came to the store and parchaged
some goods, being waited upon by
F., who took her money to the desk
and returned with the change.
The young lady departed, but
half an hour after, while p. was at
dinner, she returned. She had
been given, she said, a bad half
dollar in change, and she produced
the counterfeit p. had purchased
for ten cents. Her lover had ex-
changed it for a good half dollar
while bringing her money from the
dess IL oMoB Courier.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
Frank h. AlFiGld is Dead

Such is the headline that journ-
alists liz Washington have given to
this announcement. 1t carries deep
grief to a household who loved
HIM for his virtues, and never were
equal to the task Of scolding him
for his faults, which were slight,
and always to be condOned.
Frank, farewell. Eyes that have
been strangers 10 tears are now
believed. Rest.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
VISITING THE BATTLEFIELDS.
MASSACHUSETTS VETERANS ON A
TOUR THROUGH VIRGINIA.

NORFOLK, VA, May Eighty.
three survivors of the Fifty-seyenth
and Fifty.ninth Massachusetts Vol
unteers, who served in the army of
the Potomac during the late war,
arrived here this afternoon from
Boston on the steamship Berkshire,
which was gaily decorated with
bunting. The visitors were accom-.
panied by members of other regi-
ments as invited guests, represent
ing altogether ten or twelve Mas
sachusetts regiments, organized for
an excursion to the battle-felds of
Virginia, under the command Of
Major John II. Cook, of Boston, a
eteran Of the Fitty-seventh.
Their coming was unheralded.-
No preparation could be made for
their reception, but a number of
prominent ex-Confederates met
them at the wharf and welcomed
them to Norfolk and Virginia.
They spent the afternoon in frater-
nizing and visiting points OF inter
est, leaving on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad at five o'clock for
Petersburg, where they will be
Joined by the rest of the members
of the association. After spending
a week visiting the battle-felds and
cities, they will go to Baltimore,
leaving there for home via Fortress
Monroe Monday evening, spending
Tuesday at the latter place, and
embarking in their ship here Tues
day evening.
The association is composed Of
ne-looking men. Arrangements
have been made for their reception
and entertainment IN Petersburg
and Richmond and other Cities
The following is a list of the officers
of the association who are with the
party: President II. +. Chaldler,
Vice Presidents T. f. Holmes, JnO.
II. Cook, S. Z. King, DR.. A. Gould,
Quartermaster George +. Priest,
Sergeant Major c. d. Hollis, Adj.
jutant Will T. Whittier.
PETERSBURG, VA, May 1.-The
members Of the Filty.ninth Regi-
ments of Massachusetts Volunteers,
to the number of one hundred, ar.
rived here tonight from Boston
and we're met at the depot by the
Petersburg Grays, Captain K. T.
Natteson, and the r. L. Lee Bat
terry of Artillery, Capt. John Trus.
helm. AS the train came In sight
the r. Z. Lee Battery fired a sa-
Lutte of several guns.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
EiOpea With a MlIIlun-HeIress.

A special to the New York Jour.
nat from independence, No. April
80, says: The elopement of Miss
Constance, the accomplished daugh.
ter Of Col. John r. Crisp, of this
city, with John w. Polk, IT,. of
Kansas City, has caused considera.
BILE of a tutter in society circles
Although the couple we're married
at Wyandotte, Kan, Tuesday even.
Tag, nothing was known of the af.
fair until Saturday morning, when
a message came over the wire TO
the colonel from Kansas City an.
DOuncing the news. The groom
had been paying bis respects to
Miss Crisp for some months, but a
early cOnsummation of the nuptials
was objected to by Col. Crisp on
account Of the youth OF each. The
groom is a descendent Of ex. Presi.
dent JaEes X. Polk and holds a
responsible pcsitlon in Kansas CITY.
where the couple will make their
home. The bride is prospective
milhon.heiress, being a grand
daughter of the late Napoleon B.
Stone.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
Mrs. SIenker Sent 10 Jail.

LYNCHBURG. Va, April o.
This morning Mrs. EImira d. Slen-
ker, Of SnOwville, PULASKI county,
was arraigned before Commissioner
Tinsley for the distribution of Oh.
scene matter through the mails.
She brazenly admitted every allie
cation against hex. The docu
ments secured By Mr.. Barclay, post
Office inspector, through his decOy
correspondence, were recognized
as genuine. Their character can.
not be described here.
The commissioner sent her TO
jail to await the arrival Of an Off
Ger, who will incarcerate her in the
Jail at Wytheyille until the assem-
bling of the grand jury OF the
United States Court at Abingdon
in June, and stated that he would
admit her to bail in the sum OF
80. 900.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06

The recent experience of Presi.
dent Cleveland tends to dispel the
illusion that men are safer guar.
dams of secrets than women. The
President talked TO several friends
10 q personal and confidential way,
and the result was that two of them
detailed the conversation ia a pub
lie bar.roOm. aud the third publish
ed his account in an open letter. -
Just before General Grant died he
entrusted an important paper 20
his physician, with this injunction
i'DO not show it to another person.
If you do. the newspapers will get
hold Of it, The tratk OF the whole
matter Is that it is not safe 70 tell
secrets to anybody.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
4 1elTIbIe Crime Avenged,

PETERSBURG, VA, April 3O'-
Intelligence was received here TO-
day from Brunswick county Of the
killing OF negro b a party OF
enraged white citizens. 1t appears
that the negro had seduced an
idiotic girl. A posse of men was
organized and went TO the villains
house, and after becoming satisfied
of his guilt, carried him into the
woods where they riddled his body
with bullets.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
Shenandoah VALLEY Railroad.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The com
mittee of first mortgage bondhold'
ers of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad have completed all the
prelimaries for tue reorganization
of the property, and today decid.
ed to impose a penalty of $50 per
bond on all bonds not yet deposit
ed with them before they will be
allowed to participate in the bene.
fits Of the reorganization.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
1887.
Harper's Magazine.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
Alexandria Gazette.
ESTABLISHED 1900.

lts coafiguity 20 Washington gives il
an early precedence over al the Journals
OF The state in Intelligence OF the opera
tons Of tie General Government. The
proceedings Of Congress are reported and
ai matters of interest 70 Virginia given
.n detail. From the State Capital receives
cary and accurate accounts Of all the
operations of the State government.
L-pec.a. attention Is devoted 70 the
news OF Virginia, AMI concisely and CON-
p.eteiY 30 gives the news Of the world.
ll ts Commercial columns the people
know -ley may depend upon the Gazette.
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
DiLr-0ne year 50; six m oDihs IS
t-,ae mouth, 1850; one month 80 cents
Im-WEENfY--One year g SIX months
- Three months g.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06

We belong to the labor party
ourselves. We haven't much re-
spect for a man who does not
TheSe is no room in the country for
any one who is not Willing to roll
up his sleeves and do his share of
the general work. The man who
lives on his income, which means
the income Of what bis father or
grandfather saved by a lifetime
toll, is not much better than q
spook. He is apt to have soft
muscles, hard habits and a soft
head.-.N. Y. Herald
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
PROTECTION FOR MEN.
A BILL RECENTLY INTRODUCED IN
THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE.

A BILL RECENTLY INTRODUCED IN
THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE.
lFrom the Helena independently
AprOpOs Of the consideration Of
the wOman's property rights act is
submitted the following bill. intro
duced by Representative Buskett
during the closing hours Of the leg
islature. 1t was passed under sus-
pension Of the rules and went to the
Council, where it was variOusly ap.
portiOned out to special committees
and finally referred back to the
House with the recommendation
that it be translated into the Mis-.
souri, language:
AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PROTEC-
TION OF MARRIED MEN.
BE it enacted by the Legislative
Assembly of Montana:
Whereas, During the present ses.
sion of the Legislature, sundry,
numerous and diverse bills have
been passed looking to the i'm
prOvements Of the condition OF mar
ried women; defining their rights
clothing them as nearly as possible
with the legal rights and attributes
of men, and
Whereas, Under the laws above
mentioned, SAID married women
may sue and be sued, may mold and
own property in their individual
right, separate and apart from their
husbands therefore be 10
ReSoirsd-SectiOn ]. That here
after It shall be a misdemeanOr for
any married woman 70 purchase
a new bonnet, a silk dress or 4 seal.
skin sacQue unless she shall first
obtain n written order from her
husband, and shall further have
given him an indemnifying bond
for the payment Of the same.
Section .. That in consideration
of extra rights, privileges and i'm
munities heretofore mentioned. it
shall hereafter be lawful for any
husband TO stay out a. leas. three
times q week until twelve o'clock at
midnight, and if any married wO.
man shall utter any complaint. she
shall be adjudged guilty Of a mis-.
demeanor, and shall be punished
by being prohibited from making
any comment upon the bonnet Of
the lady who occupies The front pew
in church.
Section 3. In addition 20 the three
nights above provided, married men
may be permitted to attend lodge
on Monday. Wednesday and SAT-.
urday nights. respectively, Of each
week, and said lodges are hereby
permitted 10 keep open until two
o'clock A. W., and any married wo.
man who shall lock the trent door,
or leave the baby carriage in the
hall, or pnt out the lights prior 20
two o'clock 4. W., shall be denied
the privilege Of gossiping With any
other lady for the period Of six
months.
Section (. Hereafter It shall be
unlawful for any married woman to
do any Of the following acts more
than twice in one day. to.wit:
!. To pull on, more than one
handful Of hair at a time.
.. To strike him with rolling
pin more than seventeen times ~
succession.
,. To throw hot water on him.
!. TO throw more than one Cat.
iron az a time.
Section ,. IL Shall hereafter be
unlawful for any married woman %
20 to bed without having frs th0r-
oughly warmed her feet,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
SvllIYan's UltinatBn.

John l.. stated recently that he
was going to Issue a proclamation
soon announcing to all the world
that he had decided 20 leave the
ring forever. lie had had enough
glory for one man. But if any for
eigner took a cranky notion that he
could lay ont the champion he
wOuld be accommodated, OF the
condition that he first whip the
next best man in America. Under
no other considerations would Mr..
Sullivan cOndescend to emerge
from his retirement. lie intends
20 take a trip around the world,
giving sparring exhibitions, and
will sail Tor Australia about the lst
of September. taking Sheedy, La
Blanche and Taylor with him. The
combination will 90 Last from here,
and will probably break up in June.
Missouri Republicans.